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Selvaraghavan (b. 1977)

Alias:
K. Selvaraghavan
Selvaraghavan Kasthuri Raja
Sri Raghava

Birthplace:
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Born:
March 5, 1977

Biography from TheMovieDB

Selvaraghavan is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor based primarily in Tamil cinema. Known for idiosyncratic genre films that subvert conventional character tropes and deal with dark themes, he is considered an important and influential figure in modern Tamil cinema. The elder brother of actor Dhanush, the two are frequent collaborators as he is credited with helping the actor to break into the industry in the early 2000s with the films Thulluvadho Ilamai (2002) and Kadhal Konden (2003). Selvaraghavan's early works largely dealt with themes of romance, sexuality, religion and youth culture; Pudhupettai (2006) was a stylistic departure into the gangster epic genre, and he later experimented with historical fiction and fantasy with the films Aayirathil Oruvan (2010) and Irandam Ulagam (2013), as well as horror with Nenjam Marappathillai (2021). Selvaraghavan's filmmaking style has been called "audacious" and "operatic", with an emphasis on breadth of detail, moral ambiguity, and recurring usage of dark humor.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Dialogue:
2002  Thulluvadho Ilamai
2003  Kadhal Konden
2016  Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam
2019  NGK

Director:
2002  Thulluvadho Ilamai
2003  Kadhal Konden
2004  7G Rainbow Colony
2006  Pudhupettai
2007  Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule
2010  Aayirathil Oruvan
2011  Mayakkam Enna
2013  Irandam Ulagam
2016  Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam
2019  NGK
2021  Nenjam Marappathillai
2022  Naane Varuvean
????  7G Rainbow Colony 2
????  Aayirathil Oruvan 2
????  Pudhupettai 2
????  Selvaraghavan's next

Lyricist:
2002  Thulluvadho Ilamai
2003  Kadhal Konden
2004  7G Rainbow Colony
2006  Pudhupettai
2007  Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule
2010  Aayirathil Oruvan
2010  Kutty
2011  Mayakkam Enna
2013  Irandam Ulagam
2016  Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam
2019  NGK
2021  Nenjam Marappathillai
2022  Naane Varuvean
????  7G Rainbow Colony 2
????  Aayirathil Oruvan 2
????  Pudhupettai 2
????  Selvaraghavan's next

Original Story:
2002  Thulluvadho Ilamai
2003  Kadhal Konden
2004  7G Rainbow Colony
2006  Pudhupettai
2007  Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule
2009  Gilli
2010  Aayirathil Oruvan
2010  Kutty
2011  Mayakkam Enna
2013  Irandam Ulagam
2016  Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam
2019  Malaal
2019  NGK
2021  Nenjam Marappathillai
2022  Naane Varuvean
????  7G Rainbow Colony 2
????  Aayirathil Oruvan 2
????  Pudhupettai 2
????  Selvaraghavan's next

Screenplay:
2002  Thulluvadho Ilamai
2003  Kadhal Konden
2004  7G Rainbow Colony
2006  Pudhupettai
2007  Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule
2009  Gilli
2010  Aayirathil Oruvan
2010  Kutty
2011  Mayakkam Enna
2013  Irandam Ulagam
2016  Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam
2019  Malaal
2019  NGK
2021  Nenjam Marappathillai
2022  Naane Varuvean
????  7G Rainbow Colony 2
????  Aayirathil Oruvan 2
????  Pudhupettai 2
????  Selvaraghavan's next

Story:
2002  Thulluvadho Ilamai
2003  Kadhal Konden
2004  7G Rainbow Colony
2006  Pudhupettai
2007  Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule
2009  Gilli
2009  Prem Amar
2010  Aayirathil Oruvan
2010  Kutty
2010  Mon Amar Sudhu Tomar
2011  Mayakkam Enna
2013  Irandam Ulagam
2016  Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam
2019  Malaal
2019  NGK
2021  Nenjam Marappathillai
2022  Naane Varuvean
????  7G Rainbow Colony 2
????  Aayirathil Oruvan 2
????  Pudhupettai 2
????  Selvaraghavan's next

Writer:
2002  Thulluvadho Ilamai
2003  Kadhal Konden
2004  7G Rainbow Colony
2006  Pudhupettai
2007  Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule
2008  Yaaradi Nee Mohini
2009  Gilli
2009  Prem Amar
2010  Aayirathil Oruvan
2010  Kutty
2010  Mon Amar Sudhu Tomar
2011  Mayakkam Enna
2012  100% Love
2013  Irandam Ulagam
2016  Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam
2019  Malaal
2019  NGK
2021  Nenjam Marappathillai
2022  Naane Varuvean
????  7G Rainbow Colony 2
????  Aayirathil Oruvan 2
????  Pudhupettai 2
????  Selvaraghavan's next

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